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The Spanish government seems to be in a lose-lose situation. If they don't stop the referendum, positive results will be used to further the independence movem
by blfr 9y ago
The Spanish government seems to be in a lose-lose situation.
If they don't stop the referendum, positive results will be used to further the independence movement. If they do try to stop it, the videos we're watching will be used to further the independence movement.
- tankenmate 9y agoWhich shows the futility of trying to bend the will of a people peacefully committed to self determination. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Gandhi So has the Spanish state moved to the third phase and enabled the fourth?
- AndrewDucker 9y agoIf there are positive results then those people have chosen independence. So let them be independent. Anything else is despotism.
- soneil 9y agoThere is a possible ‘win’ - if a clear & open referendum is held, and the results do not give independence a clear mandate. Both the lose-lose paths - and the government’s current actions - seem to presume independence would win that mandate in a fair vote. This was never presumed until the government started acting like it was.
- blfr 9y agoThis is a conditional and temporary win. It legitimizes the referendum path meaning Catalonia may try it again in a few years and other regions may attempt the same.
- 6t6t6t6 9y agoThey didn't even tried to campaign for the NO.